CN104583911B

CN104583911B - Flexible display apparatus and its control method

Info

Publication number: CN104583911B
Application number: CN201380044467.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭知妍; 郑相根; 孙廷周; 金贤真; 李根镐
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-08-20
Filing date: 2013-08-20
Publication date: 2018-10-02
Anticipated expiration: 2033-08-20
Also published as: US10120458B2; CN104583911A; KR102043810B1; RU2652459C2; EP3206108B1; EP2885689A4; US20140049464A1; KR20140024145A; US9678582B2; IN2015DN01208A; US20150331496A1; EP3206108A3; EP2885689A1; US9122319B2; RU2015109723A; EP3206108A2; WO2014030912A1; US20170262070A1

Abstract

Provide a kind of flexible display apparatus.The flexible display apparatus includes：Display is configured as showing content on the screen；Sensor is configured as detection display from the first form to the second form of bending；And controller, it is configured as rebuilding content based on the bending and shows the content of reconstruction in a first screen generated in an area of the display when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form.

Description

Flexible display apparatus and its control method

Technical field

This disclosure relates to flexible display apparatus and its control method.More specifically, this disclosure relates to flexible flexibility Display device and its control method.

Background technology

With the development of electronic technology, various types of display devices have been developed.Specifically, such as TV (TV), the display device of personal computer (PC), tablet PC, mobile phone and mpeg audio layer -3 (MP3) player etc has been It is used in most families now through spreading to make it.

In recent years, in order to meet the needs of desired newer and various functions users, exploitation new type has been carried out Display device trial.So-called display device is referred to as next generation display.

As an example of the next-generation display device, there is a flexible display device.Flexible display apparatus can be defined as Display device with a changeable property of a paper-like shape.

Because user can enable flexible display apparatus be bent and change shape by force, Flexible Displays Device can be used for various purposes.For example, flexible display apparatus can be implemented as such as mobile phone, tablet PC, digital photo frame, The portable unit of personal digital assistant (PDA) or MP3 player etc.

Flexible display apparatus has the flexible nature different from existing display device.Accordingly, there exist to being used for flexibility Matter is applied to the needs of the method for the operation of display device.

Above- mentioned information is presented as the background information for being only used for help understanding of this disclosure.For above-mentioned any portion Whether for the disclosure can as the prior art be applicable in, be not determined or asserted if dividing.

Invention content

Technical problem

All aspects of this disclosure will handle the above problem and/or disadvantage and provide at least the advantages described below.Therefore, A kind of method that the aspect of the disclosure provides flexible display apparatus and controls the flexible display apparatus, the flexible display apparatus It is manipulated according to bending-flattening (bending-flap) to provide various functions to return to original state after bending.

Solution to the problem

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a kind of flexible display apparatus is provided.The flexible display apparatus may include：Display Device is configured as showing content on the screen；Sensor is configured as detecting the display from the first form to second The bending of form；And controller, it is configured as rebuilding the content based on the bending and when determining display is resumed To the content for showing reconstruction when the first form in a first screen generated in an area of the display.

One region of the display can be one in the multiple regions that bending line generated based on the bending divides It is a.

First form can be the state that display is flat wherein, and the second form can be the part of display wherein Region is the state of bending.

When a bend is detected and an editing condition for the content is displayed on a screen, the controller can be with The content is shown according to edit condition in a second screen generated in the remaining area of the display.

When a bend is detected and an editing condition for the content is displayed on a screen, the controller can be with The content is shown according to edit condition in whole screen.

The controller can be based on bending and show in a second screen generated in the remaining area of the display Related content or main contents and the content corresponding to the content may include application execution screen, webpage, figure One or more of picture, text, moving image, widget screen, menu screen and icon.

When detecting bending and content and content can add application execution screen thereon when it is displayed on the screen, The controller shows the application execution screen for being added to content on the first screen.

The controller can generate and on one area of the first screen when the bending of the first screen is detected Show third screen.

When detecting that bending and the flexible display apparatus are combined with display attachment with preset bending structure, institute Stating controller can generate and show the first screen to correspond to preset bending structure on an area of the display.

The flexible display apparatus can also include storage unit, be configured as storage and generated based on the bending first The corresponding user interface of size (UI) screen message of screen.The controller can be based on corresponding with the size of the first screen UI screen messages are reconstituted in the content shown in the first screen.

According to the one side of the disclosure, a kind of method of control flexible display apparatus is provided.The method may include： Content is shown on screen；Detect display from the first form to the second form of bending；And based on described in bending reconstruction Content and when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form the first screen generated in an area of the display The content that middle display is rebuild.

One region of the display can be in the multiple regions that the bending line generated based on the bending is divided One.

First form can be the state that display is flat wherein, and the second form can be display wherein Subregion is the state of bending.

The reconstruction and display of the content may include working as to detect bending and for the edit condition quilt of the content When being displayed on the screen, display content according to editing conditions in a second screen generated in the remaining area of the display.

The reconstruction and display of the content may include working as to detect bending and for the edit condition quilt of the content When being displayed on the screen, display content according to editing conditions in whole screen.

The reconstruction and display of the content may include based on being bent generated in the remaining area of the display the Display may include application operation screen corresponding to the related content or main contents of the content and the content in two screens One or more of curtain, webpage, image, text, moving image, widget screen, menu screen and icon.

The reconstruction and display of the content may include when detecting bending and content and content can add thereon When it is displayed on the screen, display on the first screen is added to the application execution screen of content to application execution screen.

The method further includes generating third screen when the bending of the first screen is detected and the one of the first screen Third screen is shown on a region.

The reconstruction and display of the content may include when detect bending and the flexible display apparatus with pre- If when the display attachment combination of warp architecture, generates and show the first screen with corresponding on an area of the display In preset bending structure.

The reconstruction and display of the content may include being shielded based on user interface (UI) corresponding with the size of the first screen The content that curtain information reconstruction is shown in the first screen.

Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the disclosure will be from following detailed description of the accompanying drawings for ability It is become apparent for field technique personnel, various embodiments of the disclosure are disclosed in specific embodiments.

Beneficial effects of the present invention

According to various embodiments described above, flexible display apparatus can provide various work(according to flexural flattening operation Energy.

Description of the drawings

The above-mentioned and other aspects, features and advantages of the specific embodiment of the disclosure by from below in conjunction with attached drawing specifically It is become readily apparent from bright, in the accompanying drawings：

Fig. 1 is the block diagram for showing flexible display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；

Fig. 2 is the figure for the basic structure for showing flexible display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；

Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 be show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in flexible display apparatus detection shape become The figure of the example for the method changed；

Fig. 6 is to illustrate method that is according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, determining bending information according to overall bending operation Figure；

Fig. 7 is the figure for illustrating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, that bending degree is determined according to partial bending operation；

Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and Figure 10 be illustrate according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, detected using two bending sensors it is curved The figure of the method for Qu Fangxiang；

Figure 11 and Figure 12 be show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, detection flexible display apparatus folded state The figure of method；

Figure 13 is the figure for illustrating according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, detection flexible display apparatus the method rolled；

Figure 14 be show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, by arrange on a surface of display one it is curved Bent sensor detects the figure of the example of the structure of bending；

Figure 15 shows that according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, two bending sensors are arranged to cross one another wherein The figure of display；

Figure 16 is the figure for illustrating method that is according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, being bent using multiple strain gauge detections；

Figure 17 is to illustrate method that is according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, sensing bending direction using acceleration transducer Figure；

Figure 18 is the block diagram for showing flexible display apparatus according to various embodiments of the present disclosure；

Figure 19 is the block diagram for showing controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure；

Figure 20 be according to the embodiment of the present disclosure described above, support controller operation software configuration frame Figure；

Figure 21 is the flow chart for showing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, control flexible display apparatus method；

Figure 22 be show according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, control flexible display apparatus method flow chart；

Figure 23 is the figure for showing method that is according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, providing screen；

Figure 24 be show according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, provide screen method figure；

Figure 25, Figure 26, Figure 27, Figure 28, Figure 29, Figure 30, Figure 31, Figure 32, Figure 33, Figure 34, Figure 35, Figure 36, Figure 37, figure 38, Figure 39 A and Figure 39 B be show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, provide screen method figure；With

Figure 40 A, Figure 40 B, Figure 41 and Figure 42 are the realities for showing flexible display apparatus according to various embodiments of the present disclosure The figure of existing type.

Throughout the drawings, it should be noted that arriving, same reference marker is for describing same or similar element, feature and knot Structure.

Specific implementation mode

To be to help comprehensive understanding as defined by the claims and their equivalents for the description for providing below with reference to attached drawing The various embodiments of the disclosure.Still hese will all be regarded as merely demonstrations for the various details understood including help 's.Therefore, those skilled in the art will recognize that, variations and modifications can be carried out to various embodiments described Without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure.Additionally, it is well known that the description of function and construction may be for sake of brevity And it omits.

The terms and words used in the description below is not limited to literal meaning, but, only it is used for making by inventor The disclosure is understood and consistent understanding.Therefore, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that providing the various realities of following disclosure Apply the description of example for illustration purpose only, rather than in order to limit the mesh of the disclosure as defined by the claims and their equivalents 's.

It will be appreciated that unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, otherwise " one " of singulative, "one", "the" includes plural.Thus, for example, the reference of " element surface " includes the reference on surface as one or more.

Fig. 1 is the block diagram for showing flexible display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to Fig.1, flexible display apparatus 100 includes display 110, sensor 120 and controller 130.

Display 110 can show screen.Flexible display apparatus 100 including display 110 has flexible or can roll over Folded property.For example, flexible display apparatus 100 folding structure can be realized like a notebook.Flexible display apparatus 100 can be implemented such that the display attachment according to such as hinged joint, cover etc. to change folding position.Therefore, it shows Device 110 can be manufactured with bendable structure and with bendable material.The detailed construction of display 110 will be described later.

Sensor 120 detects the bending or folding of display 110.Fold refer to flexible display apparatus 100 part or The radius of curvature of whole region is less than the folded state of reference value.Therefore, common bending is the curvature half in part or all of region Diameter is more than reference value and can be different from the state of folded state.

Folding and common bending can be distinguished according to bending degree.For example, when making a certain bending angle or more macrobending When the bending at angle, which is known as folded state.When making a bend below a certain bend angle, which is known as common curved It is bent.Moreover, even if when a bend of a certain bend angle or the bigger is made, the bending when radius of curvature is greater than reference value Referred to as common bending.

Folding can be that the screen of flexible display apparatus 100 is oriented and contacts with each other or be oriented manipulation close to each other. Here, the contact or proximity state of screen can be known by touch sensor, proximity sensor, infrared ray (IR) sensor etc. Not.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, being bent and fold the two can collectively referenced as be bent.

When detecting the bending of display 110, controller 130 can execute the operation corresponding to the bending detected.

When determining that flexible display apparatus 100 is being bent into according to the result of the sensor 120 detected from the first form When being recovered as the first form after two forms, controller 130 can execute the function corresponding to the manipulation.Here, first Form is that display 110 is flat state, and the second form is the state that at least partly region of display 110 is bending.

Hereinafter, the flexible display apparatus 100 occurred within the preset period of time after the bending is recovered as original state Sequence of operations in manipulation can be referred to as bending flattening manipulation.

For example, when the bending flattening operation is detected in a state where the content is displayed on the screen, controller 130 can be with base It is rebuild in the first screen that bending generates on a region in display 110 and shows content.Here, display 110 region can be one of a plurality of areas divided by a bending line generated based on the bending.Here, bending line can To be defined as detecting the virtual line connection point of maximum resistance value in bending area.

Controller 130 can be held according to based on bending in the remaining area except the area where the first screen is generated Capable function shows the second screen including result.Here, the first screen and the second screen can be distinguished by bending line.

Controller 130 can while maintaining the display image displayed in the entire screen, by with on-screen display (On Screen Display, OSD) form or pop-up form are overlapped original image to show the first screen generated based on the bending Curtain.

When detecting bending in the state that flexible display apparatus 100 is combined with display attachment with preset bending structure When, controller 130 can generate on a region of display 110 and show the first screen to correspond to default bending knot Structure.Moreover, controller 130 can generate the second screen to correspond to preset bending structure on remaining region of display 110. Here, display attachment can be the cover of the flexible display apparatus 100 for example folded in a preset form etc..

Controller 130 can according to the bending position in region, the degree of bending, bending direction, rate of bending, bending number Mesh etc. executes different functions.For example, controller 130 can be according to flexible display apparatus 100 whole region or part area The case where domain is bent, flexible display apparatus are bent to the case where directions Z+ or the directions Z- etc. to execute different functions. Its specific embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings later.

The function of being executed based on bending can differently be realized according to the type of flexible display apparatus 100.That is, Flexible display apparatus 100 can execute the function of the bending based on execution in multiple functions.

In one embodiment, when flexible display apparatus 100 is portable phone, controller 130 can execute such as electric Words connection, call barring, menu show, text sending and receiving, application selection and execution or web browser execution and completion Etc various operations in user manipulation operation.In another embodiment, when flexible display apparatus 100 is TV (TV) When, controller can execute each of such as channel selection, volume adjustment, brightness adjustment, colored adjustment or setting contrast etc Corresponding to the operation of the manipulation of user in kind operation.It is helped in addition, flexible display apparatus 100 can be implemented as such as individual digital Manage (PDA), electronic photo frame, e-book, electronic memo, mpeg audio layer -3 (MP3) player, tablet personal computer (PC), various types of display devices of laptop computer or monitor etc, and execute and be suitable for each of described device Kind operation.Moreover, flexible display apparatus 100 can execute general operation, such as locking operation, unlocking operation, opening operation or Shutoff operation, regardless of the type of flexible display apparatus 100 why.

In addition, can be different according to the information being shown on flexible display apparatus 100 based on the function that the bending executes It realizes on ground.

For example, when detecting bending in the state where the content and editing conditions for the content are displayed on the screen, control Device 130 processed can control and rebuild and show content in the first screen generated in a region of display 110, and The content according to edit condition editor is shown in the second screen generated in remaining region.

When detecting bending in a state where the content and the editing condition for the content are displayed on the screen, control Device 130 can show the content according to edit condition editor in whole screen.

When bending is detected in a state where the preset content is displayed on the screen, controller 130 can be existed based on bending Content is rebuild and shows in the first screen generated on one region of display 110, on remaining region of display 110 Display related content corresponding with the content or main contents in the second screen generated.Here, preset content may include Such as one or more application operation screen, webpage, image, text, moving image, widget screen, menu screen and Icon.

When detecting bending in a state where an application execution screen to which content and content can be displayed, control Device 130 can be with reconstruction application operation screen, and display is added to the application operation of content in the first screen or the entire screen Screen.For example, when two screens wherein contacted with each other be bent and be then released bending flattening manipulation when, and work as Screen shows the application execution screen for adding content of such as text creation screen or email creation screen etc respectively And will show in the segmentation screen content when, provide and be shown in text message and create in screen or email creation screen Content be added to its screen.

When detecting the bending for the first screen generated on a region of display 110, controller 130 can It generates on one area of the first screen to be based on bending and shows third screen.Specifically, when curved based on display First bending of bent half forms in left area in the first screen and the second screen is examined in the state generated in the right half of the region When measuring second bending of first screen by bending half, controller can be generated and be shown on the left quarter area Third screen, and generate in the adjacent quarter area and show the 4th screen.At this point, for being shown in the first screen In the result of various functions of content may be displayed in third screen.For example, the content being displayed in the first screen can be with It copies to the third screen of display.

In some cases, when a bend is detected in a state where only specific content is displayed on the screen, controller 130 Different functions can be executed according to the type for the content being displayed on the screen.

For example, executing bending flattening manipulation in the state of display image or text document, controller can be with executive editor The function of image, and show compiled image.When the bending flattening manipulation for detecting user while the webpage is being displayed When, controller can execute the function of additional display main page.

When the bending flattening manipulation is performed in a state where the specialized application running screen is displayed, controller can be based on curved A upper display application execution screen in multiple screens of Qu Shengcheng, and additionally show that another application is transported on the other screens Row screen.Moreover, bending flattening manipulation ought be detected in a state where the specific content running screen requiring the control function is displayed When, controller can extraly show control screen for controlling the content running screen.Moreover, when needing according to different stage Control screen when, controller can show control flow corresponding with different stage according to bending flattening manipulation on multiple screens Curtain.Can prestore information for controlling the function.

When the bending flattening manipulation is performed in a state where the specific type of content is displayed, controller can show initial aobvious Show the content in one in the plurality of screens generated based on the bending, and is shown and default work(in conjunction with the type of the content It can relevant application screen.For example, when the bending flattening manipulation is performed in a state where the image content is displayed, controller can be shown Diagram is as editing function screen, screen for transmitting an image file etc..

Moreover, controller can execute the function for multiple themes that switching is displayed on the screen.

In addition, controller, which can be based on bending flattening manipulation, executes various copy functions.For example, when displaying the web page, control Device processed can show Initial page in one of the screens generated based on the bending line, and according to bending flattening manipulation at it Display network linking address corresponding with Initial page in the screen that it is generated.

It is flattened when executing bending in a state where the web link address is displayed in one divided screen according to a preset event When manipulation, controller can show Web-page screen corresponding with the network linking address in a screen generated based on the bending.

Controller can be executed such as according to bending flattening manipulation for replicating the application being displayed on the screen, image, leading to With the function of the application copy of file etc., image duplication and universal file copy etc.

Controller can be executed according to bending flattening manipulation for capturing the page being displayed on the screen same as before and dividing Cut the page capturing function for the image that capture is shown in screen.

When a screen is generated according to the bending flattening manipulation, controller 130 can calculate the size of the screen of generation, and again Content to be displayed in the screen, user interface (UI) element etc. are built and shown to match the size of calculated screen.

For example, controller 130 can be with re-scaling and display target content, UI elements etc. to match calculated screen The size of curtain.At this point, being displayed on the size of the UI in screen, content etc., ratio etc. can change.Moreover, controller 130 can only reduce size and be shown while maintaining the display ratio so that all target images by including In the screen size calculated and it is shown.

Controller 130 can zoom in and out the size of a part of content according to the screen size of generation, or can be with The form of exclusive segment content rebuilds screen.

Controller 130 can show a part of target image matching the generated screen size on the screen.

Controller may be displayed on the content shown in the screen of generation, for example, being shown in corresponding screen with same form Show initial content and compiled content.That is, when display initial content so that keeping display ratio and size quilt When being scaled the size of matching segmentation screen, it can also show in the same form that only reduces its size compiled interior Hold.

Various embodiments described above shows that display image is generated substantially in real-time to match based on the screen that prestores Curtain information and the size of screen generated, but this is merely exemplary.It is shown in screen that is, bending will be based on Interior perhaps UI screen pictures can be pre-stored in storage unit (not shown) or from external server receive.For example, according to screen The size in curtain region is by the number for the contents list being included in UI screens and arrangement and for that will be included in content row The project of structure in table can pre-set and store.

As described above, display 110 can be manufactured with flexible form.Sensor 120 can detect by various methods The flexuosity of display 110.

Hereinafter, the method that will be described in detail the detailed construction of display 110 and the bending of detection display.

Fig. 2 is the figure for the basic structure for showing flexible display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

With reference to Fig. 2, display 110 includes substrate 111, driver 112, display panel 113 and protective layer 114.

Flexible display apparatus 100 can be that sensitive paper is the same in a state where the display properties of an existing flat panel display device are retained It is flexible, can wind, foldable or rollable device.Therefore, flexible display apparatus 100 can manufacture on a flexible substrate.

Specifically, substrate 111 can be implemented as plastic-substrates (for example, polymer film), it is variable by external pressure Shape.

Plastic-substrates have any surface of the curtain coating (barrier coating) in basement membrane (base film) wherein The structure of upper processing.Basement membrane may include various types of resins, such as polyimides (Polylmide, PI), makrolon (PolyCarbonate, PC), polyethylene terephthalate (Polyethyleneterephtalate, PET), polyether sulfone (Polyethersulfone, PES), polyethylene naphthalate (Polythylenenaphthalate, PEN), fiber increase Strong plastics (Fiber Reinforced Plastic, FRP).Curtain coating, and organic layer or nothing are executed on the surface of basement membrane Machine layer can be used for keeping flexible.

In addition to plastic-substrates, substrate 111 may include material with flexible attribute, such as thin glass or metal Foil.

Driver 112 is for driving display panel 113.Specifically, driver 112 can apply driving voltage to composition Multiple pixels of display panel 113, and amorphous silicon film transistor (a-Si TFT), low temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) can be used TFT, organic tft (OTFT) etc. are realized.Driver 112 can pass through various types according to the implementation type of display panel 113 It realizes.In embodiment, display panel 113 may include multiple pixel units, to which each in pixel unit includes The electrode layer of machine transmitter and covering organic emitters either side.Driver 112 may include the pixel list with display panel 113 Each corresponding multiple transistor in member.Controller 130 applies electric signal to the grid of each transistor so that connection Pixel unit to transistor shines.Therefore, image can be shown.

In addition to organic light emitting diode, display panel 113 can use electroluminescent (EL) display, electrophoretic display device (EPD) (EPD), electrochromic display device (ECD) (ElectroChromic display, ECD), liquid crystal display (LCD), active matrix LCD (Active Matrix LCD, AMLCD), plasma display panel (PDP) etc. are realized.But because LCD is not emitted its own light, So individually backlight will be necessary.Without using the LCD use environment light of backlight.Therefore, can meet such as with abundance The condition of the outdoor environment of light etc to use LCD display panel 113 without using backlight.

Protective layer 114 is used as protection display panel 113.For example, such as zirconium oxide (ZrO), ceria (CeO2) or oxygen The material for changing thorium (ThO2) etc may be used as protective layer 114.Protective layer 114 can be manufactured with transparent film type and be covered aobvious Show the whole surface of panel 113.

As shown in Figure 3, display 110 can be realized with Electronic Paper.Electronic Paper is to be applied in paper with ordinary ink On attribute display, and because Electronic Paper using reflected light and be different from ordinary flat panel display.Electronic Paper can make With twisting ball (twist ball) or capsule (capsule), picture or text are changed by electrophoresis (electrophoresis) This.

When display 110 can be formed by transparent material, display 110 can be implemented as transparent flexible display dress It sets.For example, can be wrapped when substrate 111 may include the polymeric material of plastics such as with transparent attribute etc, driver 112 When to include transparent transistors and display panel 113 include transparent organic emission layer and transparent electrode, display 110 is transparent.

Transparent transistors may refer to as by the transparent material with such as transparent zinc oxide or transparent titanium dioxide etc The transistor replaced the opaque silicon of existing TFT and manufactured.Transparent electrode may include indium tin oxide (Indium Tin Oxide, ITO).Alternatively, transparent electrode may include the new material of such as graphene (graphene) etc.Graphene can To refer to being connected to form the structure of honeycomb shape plane with wherein carbon atom, and there is the material of transparent attribute.And And transparent organic emission layer can be realized with a variety of materials.

Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 be show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, in flexible display apparatus detection shape become The figure of the example for the method changed.

Flexible display apparatus 100 can be by applying external pressure bending.Bending may include common bending, folding, volume Rise etc..Common bending means the state that flexible display apparatus is bent.

Folding means the state that flexible display apparatus is folded.Folding is described above, and to omit it Detailed description.

Roll the state for meaning that flexible display apparatus is rolled-up.It rolls and is also based on bending angle to determine.For example, volume Act the state that can be defined as the bending for detecting given bending angle or more macrobending angle on given area.Another party Face, folding can be defined as the shape for detecting the bending less than given bending angle in an area that is relatively smaller than roll-up State.Common bending described above is folded, is rolled etc. and can be determined in addition to the bending angle based on radius of curvature.

Moreover, rolling the cross section that can be defined as when flexible display apparatus 100 is substantially rolled has circle or ellipse Round state regardless of the radius of curvature.

But it is only exemplary various examples of shape deformation as described above, and deformed shape can be with It is differently defined according to the type of flexible display apparatus, size, weight and/or feature.For example, working as flexible display apparatus 100 Surface it is flexible for contact with each other when, folding can be defined as while bending, the surface phase mutual connection of flexible display apparatus Tactile state.Roll the state that the front and back of flexible display apparatus will contact with each other due to bending that can be defined as.

For convenience of description, here, various types of bendings and other bendings are referred to collectively as being bent.

Flexible display apparatus 100 can detect bending by various modes.For example, sensor 120 may include being arranged Bending sensor in a surface in the front or the back side of such as display 110 or the bending being disposed in both surfaces thereof Sensor.Controller 130 can use the value sensed in the bending sensor of sensor 120 to detect bending.

Here, bending sensor can refer to flexible in itself and with the biography of the resistance value changed according to bending degree Sensor.Bending sensor can realize with various types, such as optical bending sensor, pressure sensor or deformeter.

Sensor 120 can use the strong of the voltage or electric current flowed in bend sensor for being applied to bending sensor It spends to sense the resistance value of bending sensor, and the bending of the position according to the amplitude detection bending sensor of impedance value State.

Fig. 3 shows that bending sensor is embedded in the front of display 110, but this is merely exemplary, bending Sensor can be embedded in the back side of display 220 or in two surfaces of display 110.Moreover, the shape of bending sensor The number of shape and position and bending sensor can differently change.For example, a bending sensor or multiple bendings Sensor can be combined with display 110.Here, a bending sensor can detect a bending data or a bending passes Sensor can have the multiple sense channels for being configured as sensing a plurality of bending data.

Fig. 3 show it is according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, along longitudinal direction with lateral arrangement to form multiple strips of grid configuration The example of bending sensor.

With reference to Fig. 3, bending sensor includes bending sensor 21-1 to 21-5 arranged in the first direction and edge and first Bending sensor 22-1 to the 22-5 of the orthogonal second direction arrangement in direction.Bending sensor can be apart from one another by given interval.

Although Fig. 3 shows five bending sensor 21-1 to 21-5 and 22-1 to 22-5 along longitudinal direction and transversely cloth respectively It sets, but the number of bending sensor is only demonstration and can be according to the size of flexible display apparatus, function etc. Change.Bending sensor can detect bending in the overall region of flexible display apparatus with lateral arrangement along longitudinal direction.But Be, when flexible display apparatus is partly flexible or for the detection of the bending of partially flexible display device is required when, bending Sensor can be arranged in the corresponding portion of flexible display apparatus.

Each in bending sensor 21-1 to 21-5 and 22-1 to 22-5 can use the resistance sensing using resistance Device is realized using the low-light fiber sensor of the strain (strain) of optical fiber.Hereinafter, for convenience of description, false Determine and describe bending sensor to be implemented as electric resistance sensor.

Specifically, as shown in Figure 4, being arranged in when the left and right side according to the display 110 of flexible display apparatus 100 When the middle section at the center of display 110 is bent downwardly, tension caused by due to bending be applied to be arranged along the horizontal it is curved Bent sensor 21-1 to 21-5.Therefore, the resistance value for bending sensor 21-1 to the 21-5 being arranged along the horizontal changes.Sensor 120 sensings from bending sensor 21-1 to 21-5 in each output resistance value variation to detect transversely relative to aobvious It is bent caused by showing the center in face.Fig. 4 shows middle section in a downwardly direction (hereinafter referred to as the directions Z-) relative to display The state of the center vertical curve in face.But even if when central area is opposite in upward direction (hereinafter referred to as the directions Z+) In the center vertical curve of display surface, sensor 120 can also be based on every in transversely curved sensor 21-1 to 21-5 Change in one output valve is bent to detect.

As shown in Figure 5, it is arranged in when according to both the top margin of the display 110 of flexible display apparatus 100 and bottom edge When the middle section at the center of display 110 is bent upwards, tension caused by due to bending is applied to longitudinally arranged curved Bent sensor 22-1 to 22-5.Sensor 120 can be based on the output valve of longitudinally arranged bending sensor 22-1 to 22-5 To detect longitudinal shape distortion.Fig. 5 shows the bending along the directions Z+, it is also possible to use longitudinally arranged bending to pass Bending on the directions sensor 22-1 to 22-5 detection Z-.

When a shape deformation in a diagonal direction is made, tension is applied in all bendings with lateral arrangement along longitudinal direction Sensor, and sensor 120 is also based on the output valve of the bending sensor with lateral arrangement along longitudinal direction to detect along right Shape distortion on linea angulata direction.

Hereinafter, it will describe to detect such as common bending using bending sensor, fold, roll etc. shape distortion Ad hoc approach.

Fig. 6 is the figure for showing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, that bending information is determined according to overall bending operation.

Fig. 6 shows the sectional view and side view of flexible display apparatus 100 when flexible display apparatus is bent.

When flexible display apparatus 100 is bent, it is arranged on the surface and two surfaces of flexible display apparatus 100 Bending sensor can also be bent with resistance value corresponding with the intensity of the tension applied and corresponding with resistance value Output valve.

For example, as shown in Figure 6, when flexible display apparatus 100 is bent, being arranged in the back side of flexible display apparatus 100 On bending sensor 31 be also bent and export resistance value corresponding with the intensity of the tension applied.

The intensity of tension is proportional to bending degree.For example, when bending is made as shown in FIG. 6, bending Flexible Displays dress Bending degree in the fringe region set is the largest.Therefore, maximum tension is applied in the bending being arranged in point al and a5 Sensor, the bending sensor 31 to be arranged in region corresponding with point al and a5 should have maximum resistance value.

Sensor 120 can determine that the region with constant resistance value is flat region and the resistance for not making bending Value change is the bending region at least making some bending more than the region of threshold value.

With reference to Fig. 6, as bending degree improves, the resistance value for the bending sensor 31 being arranged in point al and a5 also carries Height, and the resistance value for being arranged in the bending sensor 31 at point a2, a3 and the a4 for making bending also increases.

As shown in Figure 6, when making complete bending, since the value of the radius R of curvature caused by bending is with bending journey Degree improves and increases.

Fig. 7 is to show method that is according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, determining bending degree according to partial bending operation Figure.

With reference to Fig. 7, flexible display apparatus 100 uses the variation of resistance value exported from bend sensor with every given interval To determine bending degree, that is, bending angle.

Specifically, controller 130 calculates in bending sensor from the resistance value at the point that it exports maximum resistance value With from be spaced a predetermined distance from the point point output resistance value between difference.

Controller 130 can use the difference between calculated resistance value to determine bending degree.Specifically, flexible aobvious Showing device 100 can divide the degree of bending into multiple grades, match the resistance values with a given range to the multiple etc. Grade, and store matching result.

Therefore, flexible display apparatus 100 can be according to resistance in the multiple grades of calculating divided according to bending degree The difference of value determines the bending degree of flexible display apparatus 100.

For example, as shown in Figure 7, controller can be passed based on the bending in being provided in 100 back side of flexible display apparatus From the resistance value of output from the point a5 of its output maximum resistance value and at the point a4 being spaced a predetermined distance from point a5 in sensor 41 Difference between the resistance value of output determines bending degree.

Specifically, controller can check in multiple pre-stored levels with calculated in the embodiment of the invention shown in figure 7 Resistance value the corresponding grade of difference, and determine bending degree corresponding with the grade checked.Here, bending degree can be with It is expressed as bending angle or bending force.

As shown in Figure 7, when the degree of bending increases, at the point a5 of bending sensor export resistance value in point a4 The difference located between the resistance value of output increases.Therefore, controller 130 can determine that bending degree improves.

As described above, the bending direction of flexible display apparatus 100 can be along the directions Z+ or along Z- direction changes.

Bending direction can also detect by various methods.In embodiment, controller can be by making two bendings Sensor overlapping to determine bending direction according to the difference of variation in the level of the resistance values of the two bending sensors.

Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and Figure 10 be illustrate according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, detected using two bending sensors The figure of the method for bending direction.

With reference to Fig. 8, two bending sensors 51 and 52 are provided in a surface of display 110 to overlap each other.When It when making bending in one direction, is making at the point of bending, is being passed in bending sensor 51 above and in following bending The resistance value of sensor 52 is differently detected.Therefore, when the resistance value in two bending sensors 51 and 52 of same point is mutual When comparing, it may be determined that bending direction.

With reference to Fig. 9, when flexible display apparatus 100 is bent to the directions Z+, the tension with larger intensity is corresponding to curved It is applied at the point A of curve in following bending sensor 52 rather than in bending sensor 51 above.

On the contrary, when flexible display apparatus 100 is bent to the directions Z-, the tension with larger intensity is applied in above Bending sensor 51 rather than in following bending sensor 52.

Therefore, controller 130 can the resistance value of two bending sensors 51 and 52 be curved to detect at point A by comparing Qu Fangxiang.

Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, two bending sensors be arranged in display 110 State of one surface to overlap each other, the bending sensor can be arranged in two surfaces of display 110.

Referring to Fig.1 0, two bending sensors 51 and 52 are disposed on the opposing face of display 110.

When flexible display apparatus 100 is bent to the first direction (hereinafter referred to as the directions Z+) of normal to screen, While the bending sensor being disposed in the first surface of the two surfaces receives extruding force, it is arranged in the bending of second surface Sensor receives tension.On the other hand, when flexible display apparatus 100 to the second direction opposite with first direction (hereinafter, Referred to as direction of Z-axis) bending when, receive the same of extruding force in the bending sensor being disposed in the second surface of the two surfaces When, the bending sensor for being arranged in first surface receives tension.According to bending direction electricity sensed in the two bending sensors Resistance value is different, and controller 130 can classify to bending direction according to the resistance value of sensing.

It has been described in Figs. 8,9, and 10 and detects bending direction using two bending sensors, and can make Classified to bending direction with the deformeter being arranged in one or more surfaces of display 110.That is, because pressure or Tensile stress is applied according to bending direction on the deformeter being arranged in a surface, it is possible to pass through the defeated of deformeter Go out value and determines bending.

Figure 11 and Figure 12 be show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, detection flexible display apparatus folded state The figure of method.

Referring to Fig.1 1, section view illustrates the state when the folding of the subregion of flexible display apparatus 100.

When flexible display apparatus 100 folds, it is arranged on the surface and two surfaces of flexible display apparatus 100 Bending sensor is also bent, and has resistance value corresponding with the intensity for the tension for being applied to it.

For example, as shown in Figure 11, being bent towards its center position with its right hand edge region when flexible display apparatus 100 When form folds, the bending sensor 61-1 being arranged on the back side of flexible display apparatus 100 is also bent and is exported and institute The corresponding resistance value of intensity of the tension of application.

In the bending, bending sensor 61-1 has maximum resistance at the point a3 of the maximum intensity of the tension of application Value, and the resistance value of bending sensor 61-1 reduces towards two side directions.That is, the resistance value of bending sensor 61-1 Reduce towards point a2 and al or the point a4 and a5 of direction relative to point a3.

When flexible display apparatus 100 folds deviously more than given bending angle, feel at the point corresponding to bending line Measure the resistance more than threshold value.Therefore, controller 130 can determine folding or common bending according to resistance value.

When bending may make the surface of flexible display apparatus 100 that will contact with each other, controller 130 can pass through consideration Whether generation contact folds to determine.That is, as shown in Figure 11, when the right hand edge of flexible display apparatus 100 is along the side Z+ To bending and when being folded to front, the front of flexible display apparatus 100 apart from one another by region be folded.At this point, sensing is aobvious Show the contact in a region on device surface, and the degree of the variation of resistance value is more than the variation in common bending.Therefore, it controls Device 130 processed can calculate the distance that distance makes the edge boundary of bending to bending line, and be reached when at interval in opposite direction It is made that folding based on being determined when sensing touch at the point of the distance of bending line computation.

Referring to Fig.1 2, flexible display apparatus is folded in the transverse direction based on its front, and to or the convenience of description, not have Longitudinally arranged bending sensor is shown.

Fold domain be according to flexible display apparatus folding formed bending region and can refer to include export not It is same as the region of all the points of the bending sensor of the resistance value of original state.

Fold line is the region with minimum profile curvature radius in a part of fold domain, and can refer to connecting it often The line of the point of a all output maximum resistance value.

Define and divide the method for fold domain and fold line and the method phase for defining and dividing bending region and bending line Together, therefore its repetitive description will omit.

Referring to Fig.1 2, include the region 62 with all the points different from resistance value in the initial state, that is to say, that From point al to point a5 in bending sensor 61-1, from point bl to point b5 in bending sensor 61-2, in bending sensor 61-3 from It can claim from point dl to point d5 and from point el to point e5 in bending sensor 61-5 in point cl to point c5, bending sensor 61-4 For a fold domain.

Fold domain is divided into two fold domains according to fold line.Fold line can refer to having in fold domain The line connection point of maximum resistance value.

In fig. 12, connection exports the point a3 of maximum resistance value in bending sensor 61-1, output bending sensor 61-2 In point b3, the output bending sensor 61-3 of middle maximum resistance value in point c3, the output bending sensor 61-4 of maximum resistance value The line 63 of the point e3 of maximum resistance value is confirmed as fold line in the point d3 and output bending sensor 61-5 of maximum resistance value.

When the folding is detected, controller 130 can perform various functions according to various embodiments, and will refer to later Attached drawing describes the operation of controller 130.

Even if when the whole region of flexible display apparatus 100 folds, controller can also be retouched in such as Figure 11 and Figure 12 The identical method of method stated, which determines, to be folded, therefore its specific descriptions will omit.

As described above, flexible display apparatus 100 can equally be rolled with sensitive paper.

Controller 130 can use the result sensed in sensor 120 to be rolled to determine whether to make.

Figure 13 is the figure for illustrating according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, detection flexible display apparatus the method rolled.

First, Figure 13 shows the sectional view when flexible display apparatus 100 is rolled.

Similar to manner described above, when flexible display apparatus 100 is rolled, tension, which is applied to, is arranged in Flexible Displays One surface of device or the bending sensor in two surfaces.

Because the intensity for being applied to the tension of bending sensor can be considered as approximate in given range, from bending The resistance value of sensor output is also approximate in given range.

Bending must exceed given radius of curvature, be rolled with determination.When making a roll up, the bending region in rolling is by shape As more than the bending region in common bending or folding.Therefore, when controller 130 detect it is curved more than given bending angle When song is continuously made in the region more than given area, controller, which can determine, is bent into roll-up state.Under roll-up state, The front and back of the display 110 of flexible display apparatus contacts with each other.For example, as shown in Figure 13, when 110 direction of display Display surface edge is rolled up when the directions Z+ are bent, display surface, that is to say, that bending sensor 71-1 arrangements Front and back wherein contacts with each other.

Therefore, in other embodiments described above, controller 130 can be according to the front of and behind of flexible display apparatus It is no to contact with each other to determine roll-up state.At this point, sensor 120 may include touch sensor.Controller 130 can also from The resistance value of bending sensor output is approximate in given range, and in the front of and behind for being arranged in flexible display apparatus When sensing contact in touch sensor, determine that flexible display apparatus is rolled-up.Controller 130 can be used in addition to touch sensing Magnetic field sensor, optical sensor, proximity sensor except device etc. determine whether flexible display apparatus is bent and flexible The subregion of display device contacts with each other or approaches.

Figure 14 be show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, detected on a surface of display by being arranged in The figure of the example of the structure of bending.

Referring to Fig.1 4, bending sensor 71 can to form the closed curve type of round, square or other polygons, And it is arranged in the side of display 110.The point that controller 130 will can on the closed curve sense the variation of output valve is true It is set to bending region.Moreover, bending sensor can be real with such as S-shaped, Z-shaped or another meander-shaped open curve type It is existing, and combined with display 110.

Figure 15 is to show that according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, two of which bending sensor is arranged to cross one another aobvious Show the figure of device.

Referring to Fig.1 5, the first bending sensor 71 is arranged in the first surface of display 110,72 cloth of the second bending sensor Set the second surface in display 110.First bending sensor 71 is arranged in the first of display 110 along the first diagonal On surface, the second bending sensor 72 is arranged on a second surface along the second diagonal.Therefore, the first bending sensor 71 Changed according to such as following various bending conditions of situation with the output valve of the second bending sensor 72 and output position：Each What the case where the case where the case where angle is bent, each border region are bent, center portion are bent or make was folded or rolled up Situation.Controller 130 can be determined according to the attribute of output valve makes which type of bending.

Although embodiments described above has been shown using linear bending sensor, multiple scrappy deformeters It can be used for detecting bending.

Figure 16 is the figure for illustrating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, using the detection bending of multiple deformeters.

The metal or semiconductor that deformeter is mainly changed according to applied force using its resistance, according to the variation of its resistance value Carry out the deformation on the surface of detected target object.It is, in general, that material as such as metal has the property that：When material Resistance value increases when length increases according to external force, and resistance value reduces when its length reduces.Therefore, deformeter can detect The variation of resistance value, regardless of whether making bending.

Referring to Fig.1 6, multiple deformeter 80-1 to 80-n and 80-n+l to 80-m are arranged in the fringe region of display 110. The number of deformeter can sense resolution etc. according to the size and shape of display 110, preset bending and change.

In the state of multiple strain gauges as shown in Figure 16, user can allow the arbitrary point quilt of display 110 Bend to any direction.Specifically, when an angular zone is bent, power is applied to longitudinally arranged deformeter 80-1 The deformeter of bending line is overlapped in 80-n.Therefore, the output valve for being overlapped the deformeter of bending line increases above other strains The output valve of instrument.Moreover, power, which is applied in longitudinally arranged deformeter 80-n, 80-n+l to 80-m, is overlapped bending line Deformeter, and therefore the output valve of the deformeter changes.Controller 130 can will connect two deformeters of its output variation Line be determined as bending line.

Flexible display apparatus 100 can use such as gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor or acceleration transducer etc Various sensors detect bending direction.

Figure 17 is to illustrate method that is according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, sensing bending direction using acceleration transducer Figure.

Referring to Fig.1 7, flexible display apparatus 100 includes multiple acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2.

Acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 are configured as measuring the biography of acceleration and acceleration direction when the movement occurs Sensor.Specifically, acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 are exported and are connected to the oblique of its device according to acceleration transducer Rate and the corresponding sensing value of acceleration of gravity changed.When acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 are arranged in flexible display apparatus When in fringe region, the output valve sensed in acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 when flexible display apparatus is bent changes Become.Controller 130 calculates helical angle (pitch using the output valve sensed in acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 ) and roll angle (roll angle) angle.Therefore, controller 130 can be based on feeling in acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 The helical angle of survey and roll angle determine bending direction.

It is wherein arranged along the horizontal two according to its front acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 although being shown in FIG. 17 Flexible display apparatus 100 in a fringe region, but acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2 can be longitudinally arranged.Work as flexibility For display device 100 in the state where the acceleration sensor is arranged in the longitudinal direction to when buckling, flexible display apparatus 100 can root Bending direction is detected according to the measured value sensed in longitudinally arranged acceleration transducer 81-1 and 81-2.

According to another embodiment, acceleration transducer can transversely and be longitudinally arranged in all fringe regions, or It can be arranged at the angular zone of flexible display apparatus.

As set forth above, it is possible to using other than the acceleration sensor gyro sensor or geomagnetic sensors detection it is curved Qu Fangxiang.Gyro sensor is configured as when rotational motion occurs, the Ke Liao of rotation direction being applied to by measuring Sharp power detects the sensor of angular speed.The rotation of gyro sensor can be detected according to the measured value of gyro sensor Direction, and therefore can detect bending direction.Geomagnetic sensor is configured with two- or three-axis flux gates (fluxgates) azimuth (azimuth angle) is sensed.When for detect bending sensor be implemented as earth magnetism sensing When device, the position for the geomagnetic sensor being arranged in each fringe region of flexible display apparatus 100 ought be done in the edge region Going out the when of being bent moves, therefore geomagnetic sensor output electric signal corresponding with the variation of earth magnetism is caused due to moving.Controller 130 can use the output valve of geomagnetic sensor to calculate yaw angle (yaw angle).Therefore, flexible display apparatus 100 can root The various bending attributes for being such as bent region and bending direction etc are determined according to the variation of the yaw angle of calculating.

As described above, flexible display apparatus 100 can use the detection bending of various types of sensors.Biography described above The structure and method for sensing of sensor can apply individually to flexible display apparatus 100, or can be combined and applied to flexibility Display device 100.

In addition to bending, sensor 120 can also detect the manipulation of the screen of user's touch display 110.For example, passing Sensor may include the transparent conductive film and shape on nesa coating for the ITO being such as arranged in the substrate 111 of display 110 At film.Therefore, when the user touches the screen, the upper plate at touch point and lower plate contact with each other, and electric signal is transmitted To controller 130.Controller 130 is sent to the coordinate of its electrode to identify touch point using electric signal.Drawn various It has been found that touch-sensing method in reference, therefore its specific descriptions will omit.

Figure 18 is the block diagram for showing flexible display apparatus according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to Fig.1 8, flexible display apparatus 100 includes display 110, sensor 120, controller 130, storage unit 140, communication unit 150, voice recognition unit 160, motion recognition unit 170, loud speaker 180, external input port 190-1 are arrived 190-n and power supply 500.

Display 110 has flexible attribute.The detailed construction of display 110 and operation, which have been described above, to be had been described in detail, Its repetitive description will omit.

Storage unit 140 can be stored with the relevant various programs of the operation of flexible display apparatus 100 or data, by user The setting information of setting, system operating software, various application programs, for the letter of function corresponding with the content of the manipulation of user Breath etc..

The sensing of sensor unit 120 includes the overall manipulation status of the flexible display apparatus 100 of display 110, for example, curved Curved state, touch condition etc..Referring to Fig.1 8, sensor 120 may include various types of sensors, such as touch sensor 121, geomagnetic sensor 122, acceleration transducer 123, bending sensor 124, pressure sensor 125, proximity sensor 126, With grip sensor 127.

Touch sensor 121 can be implemented as capacity type or resistance type.

Capacitive type sensors are configured as through sensing as Jie on 110 surface of body touch display of user The micro-current of the body excitation of user calculates touch coordinate when electrocoat.Resistance type sensor is configured as including two electricity Pole plate, and the contact between electric pole plate and lower electrode plate is flowed through at touch point when the user touches the screen by sensing Electric current calculates touch coordinate.As described above, touch sensor 121 can be realized by various types.

Geomagnetic sensor 122 is configured as the rotation status and moving direction of sensing flexible display apparatus 100.Acceleration passes Sensor 123 is configured as the gradient of sensing flexible display apparatus 100.As described above, geomagnetic sensor 122 and acceleration sensing The bending attribute that device 123 can be used for detecting such as bending direction of flexible display apparatus 110 or being bent region etc.In addition, Geomagnetic sensor 122 and acceleration transducer 123 can be also used for the detection rotation status of flexible display apparatus 100 and skewed State.

Bending sensor 124 can be realized with various types as described above, to detect the bending of flexible display apparatus 100 State.The various examples of the configuration and operation of bending sensor 124 will omit as already described above, to its repetitive description.

When user executes touch or bending manipulation and provides the result of sensing to controller 130, pressure sensor 125 Sensing is applied to the amplitude of the pressure of flexible display apparatus 100.Pressure sensor 125 may include being configured as being embedded Piezoelectric film, and export electric signal corresponding with the amplitude of pressure.Although Figure 18 shows pressure sensor 125 and touch sensor 121 separate, but when touch sensor 121 is implemented as resistive touch sensor, resistive touch sensor also may be used For use as pressure sensor.

Proximity sensor 126 is configured as the sensor of sensing approaching action.Proximity sensor 126 can be implemented as respectively The sensor of type, be such as configured to form high frequency magnetic field and sense changed when the object is close by magnetic characteristic and The high-frequency oscillation type sensor for the electric current inducted such as using the magnetic type sensor of magnet, or is configured as sense capacitance Due to the capacitive type sensors changed close to object.

Grip sensor 127 is configured as being separately arranged in the side of flexible display apparatus 100 with pressure sensor 125 Edge or grip portions, and sense the sensor of the gripping of user.Grip sensor 127 can be implemented as pressure sensor or touch Touch sensor.

Controller 130 can be to be sensed in analyte sensors 120 various signals, it is determined whether generate bending flattening manipulation, And execute operation matching with bending leveling control.As an example of the operation executed in controller 130, controller 130 can execute processing by with the data obtained by communication with external apparatus or the data being stored in storage unit 140, and The operation of handling result etc. is exported by display 110, loud speaker 180.At this point, controller 130 can use communication unit 150 execute the communication with external device (ED).

Communication unit 150 is configured as being executed according to various types of communication means logical with various types of external device (ED)s Letter.Communication unit 150 may include various communication modules, such as broadcasting reception module 151, short-range wireless communication module 152, Global positioning system (GPS) module 153 or wireless communication module 154.Here, broadcasting reception module 151 may include comprising quilt Be configured to receive antenna of ground broadcast signal, demodulator, balanced device etc. terrestrial broadcast reception module (not shown), by with It is set to and receives and processes digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) module of DMB broadcast singals etc..Proximity communication module 152 is It is configured as being executed according to the short-distance wireless communication mode of such as near-field communication (NFC), bluetooth or Zigbee etc and position In the communication module of the communication of the external device (ED) of short distance.GPS module 153 is configured as receiving GPS signal simultaneously from GPS satellite And detect the module of the current location of flexible display apparatus 100.Wireless communication module 154 is configured as being protected according to such as wireless The very wireless communication protocol of (WI-FI) or any other Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard is connected to extranets Network and the module for executing communication.In addition, communication unit 150 can also include being configured as according to such as third generation (3G), the The various mobile communication standards of three generations's partnership project (3GPP) or long term evolution (LTE) carry out accessing mobile communication network and execute The mobile communication module of communication.

Controller 130 selectively activates the folding manipulation phase that the said elements of communication unit 150 are run with user in the middle The required element of function answered.

In addition to bending manipulation or touching manipulation, controller 130 can identify voice input or action input, and hold Row operation corresponding with the input.At this point, controller can activate voice recognition unit 160 or action recognition unit 170.

Voice recognition unit 160 collects the voice of user using the voice acquisition unit of such as microphone (not shown) etc Or external voice, and the sound of collection is sent to controller 130.When controller 130 operates in the voice control mode, control Device 130 processed can execute task corresponding with the voice of user when the voice of the user coincides with the preset voice command.Use language Some controllable exemplary tasks of sound include volume adjustment, channel selection, fast channel switching (zapping), display properties Control, play, suspending, falling back, fast forwarding through, application operation, menu selection, opening of device, closing etc..

Action recognition device 170 obtains the image of user using the elementary area (not shown) of such as camera etc, and The image obtained is sent to controller 130.When controller 130 operates in the action control mode, controller 130 can be analyzed The image of user and when it is determined that the user's motion gesture coincides with the preset motion gesture the action gesture phase of execution and user The operation answered.For example, such as channel browsing, opening of device, closing, pause, broadcasting, stopping, falling back, fast forward through, is quiet The various tasks of sound etc. can be by action control.Voice controllable task, action can control the example of task dispatching etc. only Only it is exemplary, without limited to this.

First external input port 190-1 to the n-th external input port 190-n may be coupled to various types of external dresses It sets, to receive various data or program or control command.Specifically, external input port may include universal serial bus (USB) port, ear port, mouse port, the port LAN (LAN) etc..Power supply 500 is configured as supply power supply to flexibility The component of display device 100.Power supply 500 can be to include positive electrode current collector, anode, electrolyte element, cathode, cathode electricity The form of flow collector and cover around element is realized.Power supply 500 can be implemented as rechargeable secondary cell.Electricity Source 500 can be realized with the flexible form being bent together with flexible display apparatus 100.At this point, current collector, electrode section, Electrolyte, cover etc. can be formed by material with flexible attribute.The concrete shape and material of power supply 500 will be described later Material.

Although Figure 18 shows that various elements are included in flexible display apparatus 100, all elements of but not are had to It is included in flexible display apparatus 100.That is, according to the product type of flexible display apparatus 100, some elements can save It slightly or with other elements replaces, or other elements can be added.

Controller 130 is according to passing through sensors described above 120, voice recognition unit 160, action recognition device etc. The manipulation of the user of identification controls corresponding element to execute various operations.

Figure 19 is the block diagram for showing controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to Fig.1 9, controller 130 includes system storage 131, main central processing unit (CPU) 132, image processor 133, network interface 134, memory cell interface 135, the first to the n-th interface 136-1 to 136-n, audio processor 137 and it is System bus 138.

System storage 131, main central processing unit (CPU) 132, image processor 133, network interface 134, storage are single First interface 135, the first to the n-th interface 136-1 to 136-n and audio processor 137 can be mutual by system bus 138 Connection, and emit/receive various data or signal etc..

The first to the n-th interface 136-1 to 136-n supports include sensor 120 and other are connected to the corresponding of controller 130 Interface between the various elements of element.For example, Figure 19 shows sensor 120 only by first interface 136-1 connections.But It is that as shown in Figure 18, when sensor 120 includes various types of multiple sensors, sensor can be by arbitrary appropriate Interface connection.One in interface 136-1 to 136-n can be implemented as input interface, be configured as from being provided in flexibility The button of the main part of display device 100 is received various by the external device (ED) that the first to the n-th external input port connects Signal.

System storage 131 includes read-only memory (ROM) 131-1 and random access memory (RAM) 131-2.For Command set of System guides etc. can be stored in ROM 131-1.When open command is input to power supply, host CPU 132 The operating system (O/S) being stored in storage unit 140 is copied into RAM 131-2 according to the order being stored in ROM 131-1, And O/S is run to guide system.When booting is finished, host CPU 132 will be stored in various using journey in storage unit 140 Sequence copies to RAM 131-2 and runs application program to execute various operations.

As described above, host CPU 132 can be various according to the operation for the application program being stored in storage unit 140 execution Operation.

Memory cell interface 135 is connected to storage unit 140 to send and receive various programs, content and data.

For example, it is ordered with the reproduction for being stored in the content in storage unit 140 for reproducing and displaying when user executes When enabling corresponding touching manipulation or bending manipulation, host CPU 132 accesses storage unit 140 with life by memory cell interface 135 At the content for being stored list and show the list on display 110.When user executes touching manipulation or bending When manipulation is to select content, host CPU 132 runs the contents reproducing program being stored in storage unit 140.132 basis of host CPU The order being included in the content reproduction program constructs content reproduction screen to control image processor 133.Image processor 133 can To include decoder, renderer, scaler etc..Therefore, image processor 133 executes decoding to the content of storage, to through solution The content-data of code, which executes, to be rendered to construct frame, and executes scaling to frame so that the frame of construction matches the screen of display 110 Curtain size.Image processor 133 provides processed frame to display 110 for display.

Moreover, audio processor 137 is configured as processing audio data and provides processing data to such as loud speaker 180 Etc voice output unit.Audio processor 137 can execute the audio data to being stored in storage unit 140 or pass through The decoding for the audio data that communication unit 150 receives executes noise filtering to decoded data, then executes and such as amplify Audio Signal Processing of the audio data to suitable volume etc.In above-mentioned one exemplary embodiment, if the content reproduced is fortune Motion video content, then audio processor 137 can handle audio data demultiplexed from the moving image content, and will be through The data of processing are supplied to loud speaker 180, so that processed data is synchronous with being exported from image processor 133.

Network interface 134 is configured as through network connection to external device (ED).When the web browser program runs, main CPU 132 accesses network server by network interface 134.When receiving the web page data from the web server, host CPU 132 control image processors 133 construct Web-page screens and in display 110 display structure Web-page screen.

As described above, when determining that host CPU is from storage unit when generating bending flattening manipulation in flexible display apparatus 100 140 readings such as the information of the function of operating corresponding with bending flattening manipulation etc and execute corresponding with described information Operation.As described above, the operation of controller 130 can be realized by running the various programs stored in storage unit 140.

Figure 20 be according to various embodiments of the present disclosure described above, support controller operation software configuration Block diagram.

With reference to Figure 20, the software of storage unit 140 includes basic module 2010, device management module 2020, communication module 2030, representation module 2040, network browser module 2050 and service module 2060.

Basic module 2010 is configured as handling the signal sent from the hardware being included in flexible display apparatus 100, And send processed signal to upper layer module basic module.

Basic module 2010 includes memory module 2011, location-based module 2012, security module 2013, network module 2014 etc..

Memory module 2011 is configured as the program module of management database D B or register.Location-based module 2012 are configured as supporting and the program module for the location based service that hardware is connect as such as GPS chip.Safety Module 2013 is configured as supporting that the program module of certification, licensing, secure storage and the like of hardware, network module 2014 are It is configured as supporting the network of such as facility network (Device Net) module, universal plug and play (UPnP) module etc. to connect The module connect.

Device management module 2020 is configured as managing and using the mould for external input and the information of external device (ED) Block.Device management module 2020 may include sensing module 2021, equipment information management module 2022, remote control module 2023 etc. Deng.

Sensing module 2021 is configured as analyzing the sensing data provided from the various sensors in sensor 120 Module.Specifically, sensing module 2021 be configured as executing the position of detection object or the position of user, color, shape, The program module of the operation of size and other profiles.Sensing module 2021 may include face recognition module, sound identification module, Action recognition module, NFC recognition module etc..Equipment information management module 2022 is configured as providing for various equipment The module of information.Remote control module 2023 is configured as executing remote control such as phone, TV, printer, camera or air-conditioning Etc peripheral equipment operation program module.

Communication module 2030 is configured as executing the module with the communication of miscellaneous equipment.Communication module 2030 can wrap It includes：Such as messenger programs module, short message service (SMS) and multimedia messaging service (MMS) program module and Email journey The message module 2031 including call information aggregator program module of sequence module etc, procotol voice (VoIP) module etc. Deng calling module 2032.

Representation module 2040 is configured as the module that construction shows screen.Representation module 2040 includes being configured as reproducing And it exports the multi-media module 2041 of multimedia content and is configured as executing the UI and figure module of UI and graphics process 2042.Multi-media module 2041 may include player module, video camera module, sound processing module etc..Therefore, more Media module 2041, which executes, reproduces various multimedia content to generate the rendering operation of screen and sound.UI and figure module 2042 It may include the image compositer module 2042-1 for being configured as composograph, be configured as combining and generating and be incited somebody to action about image The coordinate combination module 2042-2 of the coordinate of the screen shown wherein, X11 moulds from the various events of hardware acceptance are configured as Block 2042-3 and it is configured to supply the tool boxes 2D/3D UI for providing the tool for being used to form 2D types or 3D types UI (toolkit)2042-4.For example, UI and figure module 2042 can construct it is corresponding with the size of screen generated based on the bending UI screens.

The network that network browser module 2050 is configured as executing the content that access is stored on the webserver is clear Look at the module of function.Network browser module 2050 may include various modules, such as be configured to form the network video of webpage Module is configured as executing download agent module, bookmark module and the network toolbox module downloaded.

Service module 2060 is configured as providing the application module of various services.For example, service module 2060 can wrap Include the navigation service module, game module, advertisement applications for being configured to supply map, current location, terrestrial reference, routing information etc. Module etc..

Host CPU 132 accesses storage unit 140 by memory cell interface 135, each in storage unit 140 by being stored in Kind module copies to RAM 131-2, and executes operation according to the operation of the module of duplication.

Specifically, output of the host CPU 132 using the various sensors in 2021 analyte sensors 120 of sensing module Value checks bending region, bending line, bending direction, the number of bending, bending angle, rate of bending, touch area, touch The gripping etc. of number, touch intensity, the amplitude of pressure, degree of closeness, user, and determine whether to generate bending based on result Flattening manipulation.When it is determined to generate bending flattening control, host CPU 132 detection for the database from memory module 2010 The information of the corresponding function of bending flattening manipulation of DB.Host CPU 132 drives module corresponding with the information detected to execute Operation.

For example, when bending flattening manipulation corresponds to graphical user interface (GUI) display operation, host CPU 132 makes GUI corresponding with the size of screen generated based on the bending is constructed with the image compositer module 2042-1 in representation module 2040 Screen.Host CPU 132 determines that the display location of GUI screen, and control display 110 exist using coordinate combination module 2042-2 GUI screen is shown in determining position.

When bending flattening manipulation corresponds to message reception, host CPU 132 runs message module 2041 to access message pipe The message that reason server and reception are stored in the user's account.Host CPU 132 is constructed and is received using representation module 2040 The corresponding screen of message to match the size of screen generated based on the bending, and in display 110 display structure screen Curtain.

In addition, when bending flattening manipulation corresponds to call function, host CPU 132 can run calling module 2032.

As described above, the program of various structures can have stored in storage unit 140, and controller 130 can be with The operation of embodiment as described above is executed using the various programs being stored in storage unit 140.

Figure 21 is the flow chart for showing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, control flexible display apparatus method.

With reference to Figure 21, flexible display apparatus shows content on the screen in operating S2110.Then, flexible display apparatus It is detected whether the flexible display device is bent or not in operating S2120.

When determining that flexible display apparatus is bent (S2120-Y) in operating S2120, flexible display apparatus is operating Determine whether flexuosity is restored to original state in preset time range in S2130.

When determining that flexible display apparatus is restored to original state (S2130-Y) in operating S2130, Flexible Displays dress It sets in rebuilding and showing in the first screen generated on an area of the display based on bending in operating S2140 Hold.The content being shown on the first screen may be displayed in remaining region of display.Here it is possible to according to screen is shown in On the attribute of content determine related content.For example, when the content displayed on the screen is an image, related content can be The image of duplication, compiled image etc..When the content displayed on the screen is a webpage, related content can be previous Webpage, main page etc..

Figure 22 be show according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, control flexible display apparatus method flow chart.

With reference to Figure 22, flexible display apparatus is shown according to user command including by content to be edited in operating S2210 First segmentation screen and including edit condition second segmentation screen.Here, first segmentation screen content to be edited and The edit condition of second segmentation screen can be selected by the various manipulations of user, such as touching manipulation or bending manipulation.

Then, flexible display apparatus determines whether the flexible display device is folded in operating S2220.

When determining that flexible display apparatus is folded (operation S2220-Y) in operating S2220, flexible display apparatus is being grasped Make to be edited and displayed in the first divided screen to edit according to the edit condition being displayed in the second divided screen in S2230 Content.The method will be described with reference to the drawings later.

Figure 23 is the figure for showing screen according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, providing a method.

As shown in Figure 23, it is assumed that be displayed on flexible display apparatus in the initial content 231 provided by specific program Flexible display apparatus is folded in half in the state of on 100 entire screen.Here, the program element provided by specific program 230 can show together with initial content.For example, when initial content is photo content and is provided in photo by photo application Rong Shi, menu element provided in the photo application can be program elements.

When the folding and folding release manipulation is performed, it can show in one of the screens divided based on the folding line Initial content 231 and program element 230 are to match screen size, and the content and program element 230 that replicate may be displayed on In another segmentation screen.

That is, according to embodiment, all object elements being displayed on the screen can be replicated by folding manipulation.

When the split screen is displayed, almost do not have relatively in the fold among the split screens that are split based on the fold line There is mobile segmentation screen to be referred to as fixed part, and the segmentation screen of relatively large movement is referred to as deformed part, initially Content 231 may be displayed in fixed part, and the content 232 replicated may be displayed in deformed part.But this is only It is exemplary, and the concept of deformed part and fixed part can be not applied to all embodiments.It can pre-set just Beginning content is shown in the screen of the left side according to fold line, and the content of the deformation of content such as replicated etc is shown in the right In screen.

Figure 24 be show according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, provide screen method figure.

As shown in Figure 24, it is assumed that be displayed on flexible display apparatus in the initial content 241 provided by specific program In the state of on one region of 100 screen, flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half.Here, it is provided by specific program Program element 241 and 242 can be shown together with initial content.

When the folding and folding release manipulation is performed, including initial content 241 and program element 241 and 242 it is initial Screen may be displayed in one in the screen divided according to fold line, and is only included in initial screen and is used for The reproducting content 244 of initial content can be shown in another segmentation screen.

That is, according to embodiment, only content element can be grasped the element being displayed on the screen by folding in the middle Control replicates.For example, only replicating photo content, the menu element provided by photo application does not replicate.

Figure 25, Figure 26, Figure 27, Figure 28, Figure 29, Figure 30, Figure 31, Figure 32, Figure 33, Figure 34, Figure 35, Figure 36, Figure 37, figure 38, Figure 39 A and Figure 39 B show according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, provide screen method figure.

With reference to Figure 25, it is assumed that in the state of in the screen that webpage 251 is displayed on flexible display apparatus 100, flexibility is aobvious Showing device 100 is folded in half.

Then, when the folding and folding release manipulation is performed, the webpage 251 being shown in initial screen may be displayed on root In one in the screen divided according to fold line, and main page 252 may be displayed in another segmentation screen.

When showing that the region of main page 252 is folded in half, main page 252 initially displayed according to the folding line and new Main page 253 may be displayed on segmentation screen in.

That is, new web page windows can be provided by folding manipulation feedback effect shown in.

With reference to Figure 26, it is assumed that in the state that webpage 261 is displayed in the screen of flexible display apparatus 100 at the mall Flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half.

Then, when the folding and folding release manipulation is performed, the shopping center webpage 261 being shown in initial screen can be with The previous web 262 for being shown in one in the screen divided according to fold line, and previously showing is divided at another It is shown in screen.

Moreover, when the region that previous webpage 262 is shown wherein is folded in half, initially shown according to fold line Previous webpage 262 and the previous web 263 as the webpage before webpage 262 previous can be shown.

With reference to Figure 27, it is assumed that be shown in picture material 271 in the left screen of the screen of flexible display apparatus 100 and In the state that message establishing screen 272 is shown in the screen of the right side, flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half.

Then, when the folding and folding release manipulation is performed, the picture material 271 being shown in the screen of the left side can be added It is added to the content portals 272-1 for the message establishing screen 272 being shown in the screen of the right side.

That is, embodiment as described above, can execute such as file attachment etc by folding manipulation Function.

With reference to Figure 28, it is assumed that be displayed in the left screen of the screen of flexible display apparatus 100 and disappear in webpage 281 In the state that breath establishment screen 282 is displayed in right screen, flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half.

Then, when the folding and folding release manipulation is performed, the chained address for the webpage 281 being shown in the screen of the left side 281-1 can be added to the content portals 282-1 for the message establishing screen 282 being shown in the screen of the right side.But this is only It is exemplary, webpage image itself can be added to by bending flattening manipulation in webpage.

With reference to Figure 29, picture material 291 can be displayed in the left screen of the screen of flexible display apparatus 100, be used It is added to its application in selection picture material 291 or the menu screen 292 of program may be displayed in right screen.Display The menu screen 292 in screen may include the various menu items that picture material is added to it on the right, for example, message 292- 1, Email 292-2, social networking service (SNS) 292-3 etc..

Then, Flexible Displays in the state of having selected message item 292-1 in menu item 292-1 to the 292-3 of display After device 100 is folded in half, when performing folding release manipulation, the picture material 291 being shown in the screen of the left side is added To the content portals 293-1 for the message establishing screen 293 being shown in the screen of the right side.

With reference to Figure 30, content 301 is selected in the image content from the left screen displayed on the screen and from display After having selected lomo editing types 302 in picture editting's type 302 to 305 in screen on the right, the item of content 301 is aobvious Show in left screen and lomo editing types 302 are shown in the screen of the right side.

As shown in Figure 30, when generating for returning to original state flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half after When bending flattening manipulation, the initial content 301 initially shown may be displayed in left screen, and by being edited using lomo Type wherein may be displayed in right screen the content of edit 306 of initial content 301 into edlin.

That is, according to embodiment, bending flattening manipulation can be applied to content editing function.

With reference to Figure 31, it is assumed that may be displayed on the screen of flexible display apparatus 100 in the screen including a plurality of file content Left screen in and multiple document editing types of such as multiple font items 312 to 314 be displayed in right screen Under state, an item of content 311 is selected in left screen, and select batang fonts item 312 in screen on the right.

As shown in Figure 31, when generating for returning to original state flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half after When bending flattening manipulation, the initial content 311 initially shown may be displayed in left screen, and be by changing font Batang fonts and wherein the content of edit 315 of initial content 311 into edlin may be displayed in right screen.

That is, according to embodiment, the editor for file content and picture material including text can be executed.

As shown in Figure 32, in the state that email screen is shown after flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half When generating the bending flattening manipulation for returning to original state, the email screen initially shown may be displayed on according to folding Superimposing thread and in the one of a plurality of areas that divides, and may be displayed on another screen with the relevant screen of email screen In curtain.For example, the screen 322 for writing replay mail for Email and the keyboard screen for inputting text into right screen Curtain 323 may be displayed in right screen.

But this is merely exemplary, and the function can be applied to text message screen etc..

With reference to Figure 33, it is assumed that pass through bookmark in the state of on the screen that webpage 331 is displayed on flexible display apparatus 100 Menu 332 selects the network address 332-1 for being registered as bookmark.

Then, when bending flattening of the generation for returning to original state after flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half When manipulation, the webpage 331 initially shown may be displayed in a screen in multiple screens divided according to the folding line, and And corresponding with the network address 332-1 selected by bookmark menu 332 webpage 333 may be displayed in another screen.

With reference to Figure 34, in content reproduction screen, for example, moving-image reproducing screen 341 is displayed on flexible display apparatus In the state of on 100 screen, multiple icon 342-1 to 342-5 can be shown according to predeterminable event in bottom of screen.This In, predeterminable event can be the user command for selecting other application.

Then, when having selected an icon 342-5 in multiple icon 342-1 to 342-5, only selected figure Mark 342-5 is displayed on the screen.

When bending flattening manipulation of the generation for returning to original state after flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half When, the content reproduction screen 341 initially shown may be displayed in one in multiple screens divided according to the folding line, answer With operation screen, another can be displayed on by such as corresponding to the message establishing screen 343 of selected icon 342-5 In screen.

When specific function, using etc. be mapped to the specific region of flexible display apparatus 100 when, be mapped to the work(in region Can, using etc. can be executed by the bending flattening manipulation for region.

With reference to Figure 35, generated in the state of on the screen that webpage 351 is displayed on flexible display apparatus 100 soft for making The bending flattening manipulation in the upper left corner and lower right corner turning-in of property display device 100, then the function of being mapped to corresponding region can To be performed.For example, as shown in Figure 35, can show the entr screen 352 and corresponding input tool 353 of preliminary mapping.

Moreover, when generating for grasping the flattening that is bent outwardly of the upper left corner of flexible display apparatus 100 and bottom right angular distortion When control, the screen initially shown 351 can be restored.

In the above-described embodiments, the bending exhibition when the direction opposite with the bending flattening manipulation of function is run is described Flat manipulation is when being generated, the example that initial screen is resumed, still, the description is merely exemplary, and can by with The bending flattening manipulation in the identical direction of bending flattening manipulation for running the function restores initial screen.Moreover, right For those skilled in the art it should be apparent that, according to folding direction and fold domain, different functions, using etc. Mapping is possible.

With reference to Figure 36, when generating bending flattening manipulation in the state of showing specific screens in flexible display apparatus 100 When, it can show the application screen for multitask.

When generating bending flattening manipulation in the state of in the screen that webpage 361 is shown in flexible display apparatus 100, just The webpage 361 for beginning to show can be displayed in left screen, and for the application screen of multitask, for example, music application Screen 362 can be displayed in right screen.

With reference to Figure 37, when generating bending flattening manipulation in the state of showing specific screens in flexible display apparatus 100, The relevant screen of screen that can be shown and show.

When generating bending flattening manipulation in the state that moving image 371 reproduces on the screen of flexible display apparatus 100 When, screen related to the reproduced moving image, for example, the control screen for being configured as controlled motion image reproducing state can be with It is displayed in right screen.

Moreover, as shown in Figure 37, can show corresponding to the classification of the content such as moving image list 373 Information.

Flexible display apparatus 100 can be combined with display annex as such as foldable cover 380.

At this point, flexible display apparatus 100 can be bent according to the fold line being provided in cover 380.

With reference to Figure 38, when cover 380 has double folding structure, flexible display apparatus 100 can also be according to cover 380 structural bending or folding.Moreover, flexible display apparatus can be rebuild and show and screen generated in the bent state Corresponding screen.

For example, the content being displayed on the screen with re-scaling and can be shown in screen generated in right area In, and the content being included in classification associated with the content generated in the right area can be displayed in middle section In the screen of generation.Moreover, main screen may be displayed in the screen generated in left area.Here, it is displayed on the screen Screen can prestore, receive from external source or generate in real time.For example, homepage UI screens corresponding with 1/3 size of entire screen Curtain can be prestored.

With reference to Figure 39 A, when cover 391, which has, will be folded in half primary structure, flexible display apparatus 100 can also be Flexible display apparatus 100 is folded in half once when being combined with cover 391.

With reference to Figure 39 B, when cover 392 has the structure that will be folded twice, flexible display apparatus 100 can also be in flexibility It is folded twice when display device 100 is combined with cover 392.

In the above-described embodiment, flexible display apparatus 100 is described in the state of being orthogonal at least one side It is bent.But it can also apply when the flexible display device is bent along an inclined state with respect at least one side various Embodiment.

With reference to Figure 40 A and Figure 40 B, the flexible display apparatus 100 of embodiment can be realized with various types.

Figure 40 A show to realize the example of flexible display apparatus 100 in a stereoscopic display device.It is aobvious in flexibility with reference to Figure 40 A In showing device, display 110 is provided on a surface, and such as button, loud speaker, microphone or the source infrared ray (IR) Etc various hardware provide on another surface.

As shown in Figure 40 A, at least part shell in flexible display apparatus 100 can use rubber or other polymerizations to set Fat manufactures, so that flexible display apparatus can be flexible.Flexible display apparatus 100 can be in its total or part In have flexible attribute.

Flexible display apparatus 100 can execute the new operation different from prior operation according to bending.For example, when flexible aobvious When showing device executes the remote-controller function for controlling external device (ED) in a normal state, flexible display apparatus can be in bending hand Call function is executed when gesture is made in a region.When performing remote-controller function, remote-controller function may be displayed on display In device 110.When performing call function, dial can be shown in display 110.

Figure 40 B are shown realizes flexible display apparatus 100 with circle.Therefore, flexible display apparatus 100 can be according to court To or folded state execute visible and functionally different operation.For example, although flexible display apparatus can be in flexible display apparatus Photo or other contents are shown when being horizontally placed on floor, but flexible display apparatus can be in the vertical court of flexible display apparatus Desktop clock function is executed when to floor.When the center portion of flexible display apparatus bends to about 90 degree, Flexible Displays dress Laptop PC function can be executed by setting.

Figure 41 is the figure for the example for showing to be embedded in a main body flexible display apparatus.

With reference to Figure 41, flexible display apparatus 100 may include main body 410, display 110 and grip portions 411.

Main body 410 is used as the chest for accommodating display 110.When flexible display apparatus 100 includes as shown in Figure 18 Various elements when, the element other than display 110 and some sensors may be mounted in main body 410.Main body 410 is wrapped Include the rotating roller (not shown) for being configured as rolling display 110.Therefore, when the display is not in use, display 110 uses embedding Enter to the rotating roller in main body 410 and rolls.

When user grasps and pulls grip portions 411, rotating roller is rotated to rolling square in the opposite direction and is shown Show that device 110 is pulled out from main body 410.Brake can be provided in rotating roller.Therefore, when user pulls out grip portions 411 When certain distance or more, the rotation of rotating roller can be stopped by brake and display 110 can be fixed with position.Therefore, User can use the display 110 being externally exposed to run various functions.When user presses button to discharge brake, it revolves Transfer roller is released along brake simultaneously is reversely rotated display 110 is involved in again in main body 410.Brake, which can have, to be used In the switch shape of the operation for the gear for stopping being configured as rotation rotating roller.Because the structure in existing rolled configuration can For rotating roller and brake, so its description and detailed illustration will omit.

Power supply (not shown) may include in main body 410.Power supply can realize with various types, such as non-chargeable electricity Battery connector that pond is mounted thereon is charged by user and is thermally generated electric power using multiple secondary cell or using the sun Solar cell.When the power is realized as a solar cell, user in a wired fashion by main body 410 be connected to external power supply with To power source charges.

Although Figure 41 shows that cylinder-shaped body 410, main body 410 can be realized with square or other polygons.And And other than the shape that display 110 is embedded in main body 410 and is externally exposed by pulling, display 110 can be to enclose The form or various other forms for being wound on body exterior are realized.

Figure 42 is to show that power supply 500 can dismantle from it and be attachable to the figure of its flexible display apparatus.

With reference to Figure 42, power supply 500 can be provided in the unilateral edge of flexible display apparatus, so as to from flexible display apparatus It dismantles and is attachable to flexible display apparatus.

Power supply 500 can be realized with the flexible material being together bent with display 110.Specifically, power supply 500 can be with Cover including cathode current collector, cathode, anolyte portion, anode, positive electrode current collector and the covering element.

For example, current collector can be realized with conductive material, such as such as with elastic characteristic based on titanium Simple metal, carbon-coated simple metal, carbon, the carbon fiber etc. of alloy, copper (Cu) or the aluminium (Al) of nickel alloy etc Deng the conducting polymer etc. of, such as polypyrrole etc.

Cathode can be manufactured by cathode material, such as such as lithium (Li), sodium (Na), zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), cadmium (Cd), storage The metal of hydrogen alloy or lead (Pb) etc, nonmetallic or such as organic sulfur etc the polymer electrode material of such as carbon etc.

Anode can be manufactured by anode material, such as sulphur and metal sulfide, such as LiCoO2, SOC12, MnO2, Ag2O, The lithium transition-metal oxide or polymer electrode material of C12, NiC12, NiOOH etc.Anolyte portion can be more to use Ethylene oxide (PEO), polyvinylidene difluoride (PVdF), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) gelatinization type is realized.

The cover may include general polymeric resin.For example, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), high density polyethylene (HDPE) (HDPE) or Epoxy resin may be used as cover.In addition, preventing linear battery damage and being freely bendable or flexible any materials It may be used as cover.

The anode and cathode of power supply 500 may include being configured to electrically connect to the connector of other sources and equipment.

With reference to Figure 42, in connector each by from power supply 500 it is outstanding in the form of formed, and corresponding to connector The groove of position, size or shape is formed in display 110.Therefore, power supply 500 can pass through the group of the connector with groove Conjunction and display combinations.The connector of power supply 500 may be coupled to power supply, the connection of power supply in flexible display apparatus 100 Gasket (not shown).

Although Figure 42 show power supply 500 can be dismantled from the unilateral edge of flexible display apparatus 100/be attachable to it, It is that this is merely exemplary.The location and shape of power supply 500 can change according to product feature.For example, when Flexible Displays fill When to set 100 be the product with given thickness degree, power supply 500 may be mounted at the rear side of flexible display apparatus 100.

In the above embodiment it has been shown that be example that flexible display apparatus 100 includes display, but the disclosure It can be applied to not include the flexible display apparatus of display.For example, when flexible display apparatus operation is external aobvious as being connected to The remote control of showing device and when controlling exterior display device, can be according to bending flattening manipulation outside flexible display apparatus Display device in execute corresponding to bending flattening manipulation function.For example, being shown in the shape in exterior display device in content Under state, when the determining flexible display apparatus for being connected to exterior display device bends to the second form from the first form and is restored to When the first form, in an area of the display of the external display device according to control signal sent from the flexible display device The first screen is generated, and rebuilds in the generated first screen and shows content.At this point, being provided in exterior display device In the entire screen of display and the whole region of flexible display apparatus can be 1:1 corresponds to.In some cases, it provides The part of screen of display in exterior display device can be matched with the whole region of flexible display apparatus to be operated.Phase Other exemplary embodiments are can be applied to principle, and therefore its detailed description can be omitted.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, bending flattening manipulation can be used differently to operation function.

Process as described above can be realized in the application.

For example, a kind of non-transient computer recordable medium can be provided, run wherein for showing content in screen Upper, detection display is from the first form to the second form of bending and based on the bending reconstruction content and aobvious when determining Show and is showing the content of reconstruction on the first screen generated in one area of the display when device is restored to the first form Operation.

Furthermore it is possible to provide a kind of non-transient computer recordable medium, it is stored with wherein for running according to above-mentioned The program of the screen display method of embodiment.

Non-transient computer recordable medium includes being configured as semi-permanently storing the device readable medium of data.Specifically Say that above application or program can store and be provided in such as compact disk (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD), hard disk, indigo plant in ground In the non-transient device readable medium of CD, USB storage device, storage card, ROM etc..

Therefore, when existing flexible display apparatus has bending sensing structure, program is installed in existing Flexible Displays dress It sets, and can be executed as described above according to the function of bending flattening manipulation.

Although the disclosure, this field skill has shown and described with reference to the various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure Art personnel, which will be appreciated that, not to be departed from such as appended claims and is understanding spirit and scope of the present disclosure defined in equivalent In the case of, various change can be carried out in form and details to the present invention.

Claims

1. a kind of flexible display apparatus, it is characterised in that：Described device includes：

Display is configured as showing content on the screen；

Sensor is configured as detection display from the first form to the second form of bending；And

Controller is configured as rebuilding content based on the bending, and exists when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form The content of reconstruction is shown in the first screen generated in one region of the display,

One region of the wherein described display is in the multiple regions that bending line generated based on the bend divides One,

Wherein, it is flat state that the first form, which is display, and the subregion that the second form is display is the state of bending.

2. device as described in claim 1, wherein when detect the bending and for the edit condition of content it is shown When on the screen, in the controller is shown according to edit condition in a second screen generated in the remaining area of the display Hold.

3. device as described in claim 1, wherein when detect the bending and for the edit condition of content it is shown When on the screen, the controller displays content according to editing conditions in whole screen.

4. device as described in claim 1, wherein the controller is based on the bending in remaining region of the display Related content corresponding with the content or main contents are shown in second screen of middle generation, and

Wherein, the content includes application execution screen, webpage, image, text, moving image, widget screen, menu One or more of screen and icon.

5. device as described in claim 1, wherein when detecting the bending and content and answering for content can be added to When it is displayed on the screen with operation screen, the controller shows the application operation screen for being added to content on the first screen Curtain.

6. device as described in claim 1, wherein when the bending of the first screen is detected, the controller generate and Third screen is shown on one area of the first screen.

7. device as described in claim 1, wherein when detect the bending and the flexible display apparatus with pre- If when the display attachment combination of warp architecture, the controller generates and shows first on an area of the display Screen, to correspond to preset bending structure.

8. device as described in claim 1 further includes storage unit, be configured as storage with generated based on the bending the The corresponding user interface UI screen messages of size of one screen,

Wherein, the controller is reconstituted in based on UI screen messages corresponding with the size of the first screen shows in the first screen Content.

9. a kind of method of control flexible display apparatus, it is characterised in that：The method includes：

Content is shown on the screen；

Detect display from the first form to the second form of bending；And

Content is rebuild based on the bending and when it is determined that the display is restored to the first form at one of the display The content of reconstruction is shown in the first screen generated in region,

10. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the reconstruction and display of the content include working as to detect the bending simultaneously And when it is displayed on the screen for the edit condition of content, basis in a second screen generated in the remaining area of the display Edit condition shows content.

11. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the reconstruction and display of the content include working as to detect the bending simultaneously And it when it is displayed on the screen for the edit condition of content, displays content according to editing conditions in whole screen.